Pork Business
In an essential area for U.S. red meat exports, USMEF announces a leadership change in the Asia-Pacific region, as Joel Haggard transitions into a consultant role and Jihae Yang, former Korea director, steps in.
Meeting Jennifer Daniels for the first time, it’s her lucky pig earrings that stand out. But the earrings are not the most enduring thing people remember about NC Pork Council’s Outstanding Pork Producer of the Year.
USDA announced $125 million will be available through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects.
Beef packers are paying top dollar to get animals bought, with fed cattle prices up 12% in the last three weeks. Hog producers, on the other hand, have watched prices drop and unhedged production is deep in the red.
The University of Illinois is partnering with Perdue Farms and Cornell University on a project to study policy and management approaches to further reduce Salmonella cases linked to raw poultry.
Olymel’s announcement of the closure of its Vallée-Jonction, QC plant is tough news for the industry, the Canadian Pork Council said on Tuesday.
U.S. pork producers continue to face very high production costs and hog prices that are well below breakeven levels. What does this mean for the future? NPPC releases its second quarter pork industry economic update.
China’s first-quarter pork output rose 1.9% from a year earlier to 15.9 million metric tons, the highest quarter in five years, after farmers sold off pigs because of a surge in disease outbreaks.
Zoetis claims it delivered its bird flu vaccine to USDA’s stockpile in 2016, following a bird flu outbreak in 2015; however, the company says USDA never tapped into the stockpile.
How fair officials and the local sheriff, both unencumbered by intelligence, tarnished your image as a livestock producer and created a public relations disaster.
Facebook was buzzing over the weekend after a pig attacked a farmer near Tolna, N.D. Although initial reports claimed it was a wild pig attack, North Dakota Department of Agriculture confirms it was a stray domestic pig.
To restrict drone surveillance of livestock facilities without the permission of the property owner, the Iowa House recently passed legislation, House File 572.
As an Iowa pork producer, Trish Cook realizes she is fortunate to have many opportunities to talk with peers at events nearby. But for Cook, one reason she attends national events is to grow her circle even wider.
Olymel, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, announced Friday that it will close a hog plant in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec, late this year, laying off 994 people.
A small (but loud) group of animal rights extremists and vegan activists are working hard to eliminate choice. They are doing so by applying intense pressure to restaurant, retail and foodservice brands. Here’s how.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 76,169 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $23.11, down $4.95 per head from last week.
A fire broke out at Cedar Ridge Farms, a seedstock swine operation owned and operated by the six sons of the late Fred and Betty Grohmann near Red Bud, Ill., early on April 14.
Hormel Foods Corporation, the maker of America’s best-selling retail pepperoni and a global leader in the foodservice pizza toppings market, shares the latest, hot-off-the-oven pizza topping trends.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a $75 million settlement between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and a class of consumers who accused the pork producer of conspiring to restrict supply in order to keep prices artificially high.
USDA sent a letter to the 18 largest meat and poultry processors to request all actors in the food supply chain take steps to prevent or eliminate illegal child labor, which has risen 69% since 2018.
A 2023 economic impact study, which updated a study from 2017, found that livestock auction markets continue to be important for the growth and vitality of rural communities.
The U.S. pork industry is still laboring under a substantial amount of uncertainty for the remainder of 2023. Despite some positive developments in several areas, there are new or ongoing challenges in others.
“As I understand it, this rule says EPA is going to determine jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis,” says NCBA’s Ethan Lane. “This is never the way you want a bureaucracy to interact with your private businesses.”
Futures markets are a mystery, says Scott Irwin, author of the new book, Back to the Futures, is now available for pre-order and is scheduled to be released on April 19 on Amazon.
A federal appeals court said Louisiana can enforce a state law forbidding companies from intentionally using misleading meat-like terms (i.e. sausage) when selling plant-based food, reversing a lower court ruling.
The EPA’s new definition of Waters of the U.S. takes effect Monday. Here’s a rundown of what is considered WOTUS and, therefore, subject to federal regulation.
Like many, the ag construction industry relies on migrant labor. After surveying construction companies, we discovered most are expecting a 50% to 100% increase in the cost for that labor due to H2A wage changes.
Even though hog farm wages increased more than 21% from 2021 to 2022, the pork industry struggles to find domestic labor. Here’s why IPPA created a resource guide to help producers navigate hiring international workers.
Nestled deep in the Heartland is a world-class research center where University of Missouri scientists are working on genetically modifying pigs to prevent diseases that threaten both swine and humans.
One thing is certain in the swine industry: we can always rely on volatility to change things in a very short period of time. Steve Malakowsky explains why he doesn’t think this downturn is the next industry disaster.